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Spiritual & Religious Life Library Launch & UN World Book Day

OK…so your next book is….?

Celebrate your love of books and shared reading. UN World Book Day is Friday, April 23 and The Esch Hurvis Center for Spiritual and Religious Life is honoring the great joy of books with the launch of our searchable library collection.

https://www.librarycat.org/lib/LUSpiritSpace

We invite you to view the collection of poetry, spiritual narratives, memoirs, fiction, children’s books and key religious texts. This searchable database of spiritually inspired reading can lend itself to a greater depth in your own tradition, or be a resource to investigate and educate yourself in a safe space.

Reviews Welcome

Welcome to the library at the Lawrence Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

Antiracism Training for Faculty and Staff with the Perception Institute

Faculty and Staff have the opportunity to participate in antiracism training facilitated by consultants from the Perception Institute.  Their approach is informed from the mind science concepts related to cognitive psychology, social psychology, and neuroscience.

This training will take place on May 7, 11 AM to 2 PM CT with facilitators from the Perception Institute.

The Perception Institute works to support institutions in their efforts to advance equity and belonging and to understand how identity differences can lead to “othering.” They use a foundational “brick” that helps provide understanding on how belonging is practiced:

B – Belonging. The feeling of being valued and seen.
R – Respect. Being treated as an equal with perspectives and contributions
recognized.
I  – Investment. The contribution of funds through an equity lens.
C – Conversation. The ability to engage in communication around identity
difference.
K – Kindness. Treating all people with genuine concern

To register, contact Cindy Pickart (cindy.j.pickart@lawrence.edu). Sign up early. Each participant will receive a brief pre-workshop survey to help facilitators further customize our workshop.

Website Redesign Preview & Update | Tuesday, April 27, 2:00 p.m.

Please join the Office of Communications and Web Development Team for a preview of and update on the www.lawrence.edu website redesign project.  In fall 2019, we began work on a full redesign of the main Lawrence University website, including overall navigation, site organization, and content review and development, to compete digitally with other schools, better represent the on-campus educational experience, and meet the needs of the internal community. The goals of the new website are to:

  • Encourage prospective students to apply and enroll. 
  • Encourage alumni, parents, and friends to support Lawrence.  
  • Make daily operations for faculty, staff and current students easier.  
  • Inform community about operations and events.
  • Inform and delight prospective employees.

Please join us via Zoom on Tuesday, April 27, at 2:00 p.m. to learn about the project’s progress to date, see a preview of the new design, and learn
about next steps as we prepare for a launch of the new website in January 2022.  

Join at: https://lawrence.zoom.us/j/99250115425?pwd=VnBMTzk1amdPbzByK1RhN25lclFqdz09

Meeting ID: 992 5011 5425
Passcode: 033861

We will share a recording of the presentation in the LU Insider so that those community members who are not able to join us will be able to follow our progress. If you have any questions, please reach out to communications@lawrenc.edu.

Employee Mindfulness Workshop

There is so much coming at us right now: many of us spend our days sitting in front of computers as talking heads on Zoom, which means that much of what we’re taking in is being held in our bodies as tension. With fewer opportunities to move our bodies, congregate, and do other things that release stress and make us feel vital, the tension can become chronic and lead to poorer mental health outcomes. However, when we tune into our felt sense and learn to relax and come home to our bodies, we can begin to process and move through the many difficult emotions and even trauma we’ve otherwise been unable to process through intellect alone. 

Staff Connections is excited to partner with Wellness Services to hold an Employee Mindfulness Workshop! Sara Curtis and Corynn Stoltenberg will offer ways for staff and faculty to release tension, nurture themselves, and return to the wisdom of the body through simple guided exercises and open discussion.

This event will take place Tuesday, March 16, 11:30-12:00 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom link may be found on the Staff Connections Upcoming Events page. The workshop will be recorded and posted on the Past Meetings page for those unable to attend and those who wish to revisit the exercises.

We hope to see you there!

Service Award Milestones and President’s Award of Excellence Recipients

In the continuing efforts of keeping our campus safe from COVID-19, we will be postponing the 2020 Service Award Luncheon. While it was an extremely difficult decision to postpone the luncheon, we do not want to wait any longer to recognize those who achieved a service award milestone in 2020 and celebrate the recipients of our President’s Award of Excellence.

2020 Service Award Recipients

The following individuals celebrated a Service Award milestone in 2020:

5 Years

Rochelle Andrew – Custodian (Custodial)

Kate Bittner – Associate Director of Admissions & Director of Conservatory Admissions (Admissions)

Emily Bowles – Coordinator, Experiential Funding and Professional Networking (Career Center)

Stacy Dercks – Custodian (Custodial)

Jillian Drier – Director of Health Services (Wellness Services)

Andrea Guenther-Pal – Staff Counselor (Wellness Services)

Brandie Jewett – Accounts Payable Specialist (Financial Services)

Holly Laird – Custodian (Custodial)

Joshua Nolan – Electrician (Facility Services)

Patricia Schmidt – Custodian (Custodial)

Katie Seidel – Associate Director of Admissions (Admissions)

Toni Weijola – Conductor of Capriccio Girl Choir (Lawrence Community Music School)

10 Years

Becky Barthelmess – Associate Registrar (Registrar’s Office)

Scott Breyer – General Maintenance, Flooring and Tiles (Facility Services)

Kelly Coenen – Administrative Assistant (Communications)

Bernard Harvath – Boiler Operator/General Maintenance Mechanic (Facility Services)

Kristin McKinley – Director of Research Administration (Research Administration)

Crista Rettler – Student Accounts Specialist (Financial Services)

Shana Shallue – Associate Director of Alumni and Constituency Engagement (Alumni and Constituency Engagement)

Amy Tesch – Executive Assistant (Development)

Jill Thomas – Director of Technical Services and Assistant Professor (Library and Media Center)

Lisa Van Zeeland – Human Resources Manager (Human Resources)

15 Years

Lucas Brown – Assistant Vice President of Development & Campaign Director (Development)

Kim Eckstein – Bjorklunden Operations Manager (Bjorklunden)

Julie Haurykiewicz – Associate Dean of Academic Success and Instructor of the Freshman Academic Institute (Center for Academic Success)

Susan Sullivan – Teacher of String Bass (Lawrence Community Music School)

Laurie Yingling – Assistant Director of Planned Giving (Development)

Jenny Ziegler – Director of Development Analytics (Development)

20 Years

Jodie Bonikowske – Assistant Director of Campus Services – Warch Campus Center (Warch Campus Center)

Erin Buenzli – Assistant Dean of Wellness Services (Wellness Services)

Julia Jackson – Administrative Assistant (Conservatory of Music)

Leslie Outland Michelic – Lecturer of Music and Teacher of Oboe (Lawrence Community Music School)

Charity Rasmussen – Assistant Director of Student Activities (Office of Student Activities)

Steven Schommer – Carpenter (Facility Services)

Nicole Schultz – Custodian (Custodial)

Rodney Watkins – Custodian (Custodial)

25 Years

Sherri Immel – Senior Development Coordinator (Development)

Larisa Topolkaraeva – Teacher of Piano (Lawrence Community Music School)

Amy Van Schyndel – Assistant to the Director of Facility Services (Facility Services)

30 Years

Janet Bond-Sutter – Teacher of Violin and ASTRO Conductor (Lawrence Community Music School)

Peter Gilbert – Alice G. Chapman Director of the Library (Library and Media Center)

Cynthia Patterson – Circulation Services Supervisor (Library and Media Center)

Gregory Volk – Principal Gifts Officer (Development)

45 Years

LeRoy Frahm – Electronics Technician (Physics)

President’s Award of Excellence

President Burstein along with the President’s Award of Excellence Selection Committee are pleased to announce the 2020 President’s Award of Excellence recipients. The awards are based on the following criteria: innovation and enhancement to the university, support of individuals, stewardship of campus resources and facilities, teamwork and collaboration, and fostering a diverse and welcoming community.

The 2020 President’s Award of Excellence recipients are Jon Meyer, Director of Campus Services, and Jillian Drier, Director of Health Services. Take a moment to congratulate Jon and Jillian and watch their nominators here highlight a few of the countless reasons they are so deserving of this recognition. 

Upcoming Retirement Plan Webinar

The WAICU Retirement Readiness Plan in partnership with Transamerica is pleased to offer a series of live webinars designed to help you take full advantage of everything the Retirement Readiness Plan has to offer. To register, please click on the title of the webinar and follow the on-screen prompts to register for the live webinar of your choice.

Upcoming webinars are as followed:

Money Management Essentials
Date: February 17, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

CST Covers the importance of saving, budgeting, and debt management. A healthy financial picture should include all of these components.

Retirement Plan Essentials
Date: May 19, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

Encourages employees to enroll in their workplace retirement plan or longtime participants to re-engage and learn about its latest features. Includes information about available investment services and a detailed description of Your Retirement Outlook®.

Life and Legacy
Date: August 18, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

Explains estate planning best practices and how to put a plan in place.

Get Ready to Retire
Date: November 17, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM CST

A review of five key areas to consider as retirement approaches: Lifestyle, Investments, Income, Healthcare, and Legacy.

CERTIFY – Congratulations!! & Two announcements

Congratulations LU Campus credit card holders! We had nearly 100% of January 1-15, 2021 credit card reports submitted and reviewed last week. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to learn our new system and reaching out for assistance so we could reach this achievement! Let’s keep up the great work!

A 2nd edition of the Lawrence CERTIFY guide with more FAQ is now available on the Financial Services webpage.

Don’t forget to add your direct deposit banking information if you are requesting a cash reimbursement. Your reimbursement request will be delayed until that information is entered under My Account on your CERTIFY Home page.

2021 Credit Card Reports now PAPERLESS and prepared in CERTIFY

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their first 2021 credit card report for the period January 1 – 15, 2021 using our new paperless system CERTIFY. If you still have to submit your report or review other’s reports, please do so by Friday, January 29. If you need more time, please let Financial Services know. We understand that the learning curve is high with a new system and we are more than happy to assist you.

PLEASE NOTE: If you did NOT use your credit card during the period of January 1-15, 2021 you do NOT need to submit a credit card report.

CERTIFY is also our new tool to submit a cash expense reimbursement request. Please remember to set up your ACH banking information in CERTIFY before you send your first reimbursement request. The link below provides a step by step guide to setting up your ACH banking information.

https://help.certify.com/hc/en-us/articles/202557014-Entering-Direct-Deposit-Account-Information-for-Domestic-ACH

TOOLS for YOU!

We encourage everyone to watch the following CERTIFY videos before you attempt to prepare or review your first expense report. The videos are SHORT (3-5 minutes) and very informative.

  • CERTIFY Mobile
  • CERTIFY Wallet
  • CREATING reports
  • APPROVING reports

https://help.certify.com/hc/en-us

We also encourage everyone to read through the Lawrence University CERTIFY Guide for helpful tips and FAQs. The guide can be found on the Financial Services webpage or by using the link below.

https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/financial_services

For your convenience you can access CERTIFY through VOYAGER under the EMPLOYEE SERVICES tab. This method will log you in to CERTIFY with your LU credentials.